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Banquets/Fundraisers April 30: Trico, Steeleville Scholastic WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., American Legion, Steelville. For more info call Jamie Nagel, 618-559-8180. May 14: Schuyler County NWTF Banquet, Old Rushville Homestead Barn, Rushville. For more info call Scott Paisley, 217-242-7140.   Special Events May 7: 4 Rivers in 1 Guided Kayak Tour, 10-2 p.m., Kayak Morris. For […]

Illinois River: The sauger and walleye bite has been really good slow. Fish are being caught vertical jigging jigs with minnows or using a floater jig and lindy rigging minnows have been doing well.  Pulling three-way rigs has also started to put some fish in the boats.  Fox River: Walleyes being taken near McHenry Dam and the

Banquet/Fundraiser  April 30: Wisconsin Lake Michigan WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Range Line Inn Banquet Center, Kohler. For more info call 800-274-5471. April 30: Fond du Lac Friends of NRA Banquet, 5 p.m., Ledgeview Lanes. For more info call Cary, 920-922-5622. April 30: Bayfield County WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Iron River Community Center, Iron River. For

AMERY AREA Crappies and sunfish are being caught in 3 to 6 feet at Bone Lake, Bear Trap Lake, Lake Wapogasset, Balsam Lake, and White Ash Lake. The bite is best when the sun is out or later in the day when water temperatures are warmest. Most anecdotal reports indicate a good start to the

LAKE MICHIGAN/METRO AREA LAKES Look for water temperatures to rise above the low to mid-40s and help put fish into a feeding frenzy. The key to catching panfish is to look for warmest water and green weeds in 12 feet or less. During warm, sunny days bluegills and crappies will move into shallow bays, channels, and marsh areas in search

DOOR PENINSULA AND ALGOMA/KEWAUNEE AREA Well, we finally experienced some very nice weather in Door County and it really set the fish off. The walleye action has started to pick up now that water temps are on the rise. Trollers are finding some good action at night and now the day bite is starting and will get better, especially

District 1 — Ashland area Warden Adam Stennett, of Brule, encountered a subject in March who had a loaded 12-gauge shotgun and .22 rifle in the cab of his truck after returning from scouting for turkeys in the Brule River State Forest. Enforcement action was taken. Warden Lynna Gurnoe, of Bayfield, received a call from

A few stripers have been boated in the Hudson River all the way up to the Albany area, but the action had yet to really heat up. The area’s trout waters have received stockings, among them Kayaderosseras Creek, the Mettawee and the Battenkill. Bullhead action should be picking up at the customary spots, and Saratoga